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ASEAN - China
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Agreement name:
ASEAN - China
Coverage:
Goods & Services
Type:
Free Trade Agreement & Economic Integration Agreement
Status:
In Force
Notification under:
Enabling Clause & GATS Art. V
Date of signature (G):
29-Nov-2004
Date of notification (G):
21-Sep-2005
Date of signature (S):
14-Jan-2007
Date of notification (S):
26-Jun-2008
Date of entry into force (G):
01-Jan-2005
End of implementation period (G):
2020
Date of entry into force (S):
01-Jul-2007
End of implementation period (S):
2007
Current signatories:
Brunei Darussalam; Myanmar; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Philippines; Singapore; Viet Nam; Thailand; China
Original signatories:
Brunei Darussalam; Myanmar; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Philippines; Singapore; Viet Nam; Thailand; China
RTA Composition:
Bilateral; One Party is an RTA
Region:
East Asia
All Parties WTO members?
Yes
Cross-Regional:
No
Related agreements
ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA)
Official Web Address
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
China FTA Network
Text of the agreement
Text of the agreement
E
Additional Protocol
E
Annexes & related documents
Annexes
E
Consideration status (G):
Factual Abstract issued
Consideration status (S):
Factual Presentation issued
Date of Consideration (S):
25-Sep-2015
Related documents
Document series:
WT/REG279
Document type
Symbol
Language
Notification / Framework Agreement (G)
WT/COMTD/N/20
E
F
S
Notification (G)
WT/COMTD/N/20/Add.1
E
F
S
Notification (S)
S/C/N/463
E
F
S
Agreement / Framework (G)
WT/COMTD/51
E
F
S
Agreement (G)
WT/COMTD/51/Add.1
E
F
S
Factual Presentation (S)
WT/REG279/1
E
F
S
Factual Abstract (G)
E
Questions and Replies (S)
WT/REG279/2
E
F
S
Questions and Replies (S) / Addendum
WT/REG279/2/Add.1
E
F
S
Questions and Replies (G)
WT/COMTD/51/Add.2
E
F
S
Questions and Replies (G)
WT/COMTD/51/Add.3
E
F
S
Questions and Replies (G)
WT/COMTD/51/Add.4
E
F
S
Questions and Replies (G)
WT/COMTD/51/Add.5
E
F
S
Questions and Replies (G)
WT/COMTD/51/Add.6
E
F
S
Questions and Replies (G)
WT/COMTD/51/Add.7
E
F
S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA
WT/REG279/M/1
E
F
S
Notification of changes (G)
WT/COMTD/N/20/Add.2
E
F
S
Notification of changes (S)
S/C/N/463/Add.1
E
F
S
Document type
Language
Factual Presentation (S)
E
F
S
Factual Abstract (G)
E
RTA Provisions Glossary
For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.
Last modified on: 19/02/2022
Topics
All tariffs eliminated at end of implementation by at least one Party
All quantitative import restrictions prohibited
Rules of Origin (RoO)
Change of Tariff Classification Criteria (CTC)
Regional Value Content Criteria (RVC)
Other Criteria(s)
De minimis rules
Cumulation among Parties
Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS)
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO SPS Agreement
Technical regulations, standards, technical barriers to trade (TBT)
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO TBT Agreement
Safeguard Mechanisms (Goods)
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Safeguard Agreement
RTA-specific safeguard measures permitted in the transition period or shortly thereafter
Balance-of-payments measures (Goods)
Anti-Dumping measures
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping
Countervailing measures
Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing measures
Subsidies (Goods)
Denial of benefits
Services
Positive list (Services)
Rendez-Vous/Review/Evolutionary clause (services)
Investment Liberalization Provisions
MFN provision (Investment)
National Treatment with regard to the entry of investment (establishment)
Investment liberalization
Other Investment Provisions
Investment Protection
Investment Promotion
Investor to State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) included
Rendez-Vous clause (Investment)
Provisions on capital transfers
Domestic Regulation
Mutual Recognition
Safeguard Mechanisms (Services)
Balance-of-payments measures (Services)
Subsidies (Services)
Movement of Natural Persons
General Exceptions
Security Exceptions
Dispute Settlement (DS)
Ad hoc Adjudicative Process
Choice of forum
Exclusive use of forum chosen
Intellectual property rights
Provisions on designated monopolies or State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
Environment
E-Commerce
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Cooperation
Document title
ASEAN - China (Services)
Notification of changes
Parties concerned:
China, ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA)
Changes affect:
Goods & Services
Date of signature of changes:
21-Nov-2015
Date of notification of changes
03-Feb-2022
Date of entry into force of changes:
01-Jul-2016
Remarks:
Protocol to amend the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation and certain Agreements thereunder between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China. The Protocol provides amendments to the text of the Rules of Origin (ROO) Chapter and introduces a new section on Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation (CPTF) to the Trade in Goods Agreement. In addition, the Protocol includes a third package of specific commitments under the Agreement on Trade in Services and adds provisions on the promotion and facilitation of investment in the Investment Agreement. Lastly, the Protocol introduces additional rules and areas of coverage for Economic and Technical Cooperation and a Future Work Programme on the further liberalisation of trade in goods, review of product specific rules, and investment liberalisation and protection.
Related documents
Notification of changes (G)
WT/COMTD/N/20/Add.2
E
F
S
Notification of changes (S)
S/C/N/463/Add.1
E
F
S
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